Mass of Christ the Savior (2011)

When it was announced that English speaking countries would soon receive a new translation of the Roman Missal, Dan understood that people would need help to receive these new, unfamiliar words, and he knew that music would be a key to helping the words become prayer. The challenge was that the new proposed texts were not inherently musical. And the bishops’ committee that would have to approve any new musical settings were insistent that there not be any changes to the texts beyond simple repetition of words or phrases.

The result of Dan’s work became the Mass of Christ the Savior, a musical setting of the new Missal texts that has been extremely well received by parishes throughout the country. “My goal was to fashion music that was innately singable, that people could learn without great effort, and that the music would be inspiring.